Siloam Springs, Ark. -- In a tightly contested game that featured 12 ties in the first 25 minutes, the John Brown Golden Eagles eventually pulled away for a 68-55 win over the Mid-America Christian Evangels Saturday afternoon (Feb. 12) in Siloam Springs, Ark. 

The Golden Eagles made their push after Bradley Cosby scored to put the Evangels in front 37-36 for the 10th lead change of the game at the 12:52 mark of the second half. 

But EJ McWoods scored for JBU for the 11th and final lead change of the game. 

The score by McWoods started an 8-0 run as a three by Andrius Mikutis capped the spurt for a 44-37 lead with 11:48 left.

Another bucket by Cosby stopped the run and a jumper by Donell Lewis again brought the Evangels (11-12, 7-10 SAC) to within six at 47-41. 

Adrian Miller then assisted on a basket by Andy Garcia and then scored inside for a double-digit lead with 7:49 left. 

After Cameron Langster hit a pair of free throws to bring the Evangels within eight, Miller scored the final six points of an 8-0 run that essentially put the game away at 59-43 with 4:20 left. 

The opening half was close thoughout with seven ties and neither team holding more than a four-point lead. 

MACU led by four on two occasions and then 26-23 on a jumper by Nathan Pratt, but the Golden Eagles scored the last four points of the half to take a 27-26 lead at the break. 

John Shodipo led the Evangels with 13 points and Cosby added 11.  Darius Gregory had a team-high five rebounds. 

Mikutis led all scorers with 16 points and a game-high four assists, with Miller chipping in with 15 points.  Garcia pulled down a game-high 10 boards for the Golden Eagles (17-7, 9-7 SAC). 

One huge key for the Golden Eagles was their advantage inside and on the glass.  They outscored the Evangels 36-22 in the paint that led to a 14-2 edge in second change points.  JBU also held a whopping 48-21 edge in rebounding, including a 19-4 advantage on the offensive glass. 

The Evangels forced 20 turnovers and had a 23-18 edge in bench points. 

MACU will next host Rogers State on Monday night (Feb. 14) in a makeup of last Thursday's (Feb. 10) game that was postponed due to the winter storm in the OKC area.